OT: Brandon Staley and Tom Telesco fired

[TRW]

Head Coach and GM gonzo.

 

[Hoodhero]

Should have been fired in the locker room @ half time yesterday

 

[jbjarko]

Kinda surprised about Telesco tbh. I think they have a pretty decent roster.

 

[kerouac9]

Kinda surprised about Telesco tbh. I think they have a pretty decent roster.

Their third-highest cap charge is the dead money for JC Jackson. Telasco has a reputation as a guy who listens to his head coach's needs and goes and gets players. I wonder if they just want more of a visionary for that role.

Also not beyond the realm of possibility they just bring Bill Belicheck in to run everything next year.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Also not beyond the realm of possibility they just bring Bill Belicheck in to run everything next year.

I could totally see that happening

 

[Chopper0080]

So crazy it didn't happen last year to get Sean Payton.

 

[Chopper0080]

Their third-highest cap charge is the dead money for JC Jackson. Telasco has a reputation as a guy who listens to his head coach's needs and goes and gets players. I wonder if they just want more of a visionary for that role.

Also not beyond the realm of possibility they just bring Bill Belicheck in to run everything next year.

They need to do something for sure. Have to think Ben Johnson is near the top of the list for HC.

 

[DVontel]

Kinda surprised about Telesco tbh. I think they have a pretty decent roster.

He’s Steve Keim with a little better percentage of drafting 1st round picks.

They also have no depth at all.

 

[MadCardDisease]

So crazy it didn't happen last year to get Sean Payton.

Kind of parallels the Keim/KK story from the last couple of seasons. Owner gets convinced by GM "But we won 10 games". Then the next season the team is a complete disappointment, then they lose their franchise QB to injury, GM and Coach get fired.

 

[Minski]

Way too cheap to bring Belicheck in. Also baby Spanos is basically the GM, he will never be fired

 

[Arz101]

Their third-highest cap charge is the dead money for JC Jackson. Telasco has a reputation as a guy who listens to his head coach's needs and goes and gets players. I wonder if they just want more of a visionary for that role.

Also not beyond the realm of possibility they just bring Bill Belicheck in to ruin everything next year.

Fixed it for ya

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Brandon Staley and Jonathan Gannon have been best friends since they were 10 years old. They were each in the other's wedding and Gannon is godfather to Staley's youngest son.

Jonathan Gannon and Brandon Staley: From Childhood Friends to NFL Heavyweights

The Eagles defensive coordinator and Chargers head coach forged a friendship as 10-year-olds on the basketball court. It’s still going strong today.

www.phillymag.com

 

[BurqueCardFan]

Should have been fired in the locker room @ half time yesterday

He why have been fired two years ago. This guys has made some of the dumbest in game management decisions I’ve seen. He’s one of the biggest analytics idiots in the game.

 

[wa52lz]

Other then the Cards, I've watched the Chargers more then any other team over the past 3years and this is a long time coming. The way Eckler looks lately it seems like they may have missed the window on him being special. Seems like they've wasted a lot of talent on that team.

 

[Arz101]

Dean Spanos of Chargers doesn't have a stadium and pays $1 as rent to Kroenke to play at SoFi stadium. Fan base is small. Not a very stable ownership situation similar to Bids here. But they have a good QB. Many offensive coaches will covet the job I assume.

 

[Dan H]

I could see a QB-hungry team knocking their socks off with picks for Herbert.

 

[oaken1]

The Raiders are so dysfunctional right now...to give up a loss like that to a division rival...who dont even have a head coach...yeah, thats gonna get most coaches fired.


now watch Marc Davis hire Staley next month

 

[az jam]

Belichick is 71 yrs old and too old school for the Chargers. Hiring Jim Harbaugh would make the most sense especially with a good qb like Herbert to coach. But will owner Spanos spend the money to get him?

 

[phillycard]

Dean Spanos of Chargers doesn't have a stadium and pays $1 as rent to Kroenke to play at SoFi stadium. Fan base is small. Not a very stable ownership situation similar to Bids here. But they have a good QB. Many offensive coaches will covet the job I assume.

Their mistake was going to LA in the first place if you ask me. What made them think they wouldn't be about 7th in the sports pecking order perhaps just only above the Galaxy in terms of fandom? They could have had their run of a handful of cities desperate for NFL football.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Their mistake was going to LA in the first place if you ask me. What made them think they wouldn't be about 7th in the sports pecking order perhaps just only above the Galaxy in terms of fandom? They could have had their run of a handful of cities desperate for NFL football.

Totally agree

The owner should have made it work in San Diego

They had a good fan base there

 

[GatorAZ]

The Chargers have a QB but that job is a rebuild. Their cap situation with mediocre players is worse looking than anything Keim ever did.

 

[BritCard]

Brandon Staley and Jonathan Gannon have been best friends since they were 10 years old. They were each in the other's wedding and Gannon is godfather to Staley's youngest son.

Jonathan Gannon and Brandon Staley: From Childhood Friends to NFL Heavyweights

The Eagles defensive coordinator and Chargers head coach forged a friendship as 10-year-olds on the basketball court. It’s still going strong today.

www.phillymag.com

Yeah I must admit my first thought was to wonder if they might bring Staley in as a "defensive consultant" or assistant. Like the Steelers did with Flores last year and others have done.

But my guess would be not. Doesn't seem like a Gannon thing to do.

 

[PDXChris]

Belichick is 71 yrs old and too old school for the Chargers. Hiring Jim Harbaugh would make the most sense especially with a good qb like Herbert to coach. But will owner Spanos spend the money to get him?

While I agree, owners never seem to follow this unfortunately.

 

[football karma]

wow

Chargers are $43mm over the cap next year.

if you are the Chargers -- aside from Herbert, who are your untouchable players?

are there any?

 

[RON_IN_OC]

wow

Chargers are $43mm over the cap next year.

if you are the Chargers -- aside from Herbert, who are your untouchable players?

are there any?

Keenan Allen sure would look nice in Red and White, as a 2-3 year WR... Especially if the Cards can draft MHJ or another 1st round WR.